A heritage town called Gopeng – by leesan
The columnist takes a trip up north to discover more about Perak’s former tin mining town.
The columnist takes a trip up north to discover more about Perak’s former tin mining town.
The writer(front) and his travel buddies enjoying a canoe ride in beautiful Taman Negara, aka “paradise on Earth”.
The tourism industry has changed, and travel operators need to quickly adapt to this new, post-pandemic environment.
On July 31, 2021, a total of 34 new sites were added during the 44th Annual World Heritage Site Convention in Fuzhou, China, bringing the total number of world heritage sites to 1,154.
Leesan remembers what it was like to visit Sabah’s beautiful islands last year, minus all the tourists.
Leesan reminisces taking his first group of foreign guests around Peninsular Malaysia.
However, my first day out was an exception because we finished the day’s itinerary in Kuantan, Pahang which was quite a long drive from Singapore. That was 1987.
Nishiki koi is a luxurious ornamental fish developed through centuries of research by breeders. Prior to World War II, it was known as the flower carp, and other names.
As a matter of fact, I not only had big dreams, but also day dreams, dreaming that I could be a boss some day and who knows, even a tycoon!
The columnist is inspired by the life, and work ethics, of one of Japan’s top entrepreneurs, Kazuo Inamori.